Ok Thanks for your help. Are they doing the nerve block as a treatment to stop the pain or is it just diagonistic to see where exactly the problem is? What are the next steps after the nerve root block?
Hi I was wondering what the next step is after a selective nerve root block? They said they are putting it in a different area than they put the epidural steriod injection. He is still in quite a bit of pain so its safe to say the steriod shot did not work. We were finally told that he has a herinated disc at c5 c6.
Ok, Thanks what would your next recommendation be? We are waiting to see what the dr. says that gave him the injection but was just curious what you would do next? They are talking about doing a selective nerve block next.
My husband is now seeing a spine specialist and he recommended 2 epidural steroid injections. He had the first one on Thursday the 25th of April. He was told to expect to see some pain relief within 48 hours if it is going to work. It has been 4 days and his pain level is still the same as it was before he got the shot. We were wondering if 1 shot didn’t relieve any of the pain what are the chances of a second one relieving the pain. The doctor set him up for 2 injections but I am waiting to hear from him to see if he wants to do a second one since the first did not work.
I was wondering after therapy for 4 weeks if it does not help his neck what is normally the next step. Remember right now he is under the care of an ortho doctor. he has been to about 4 sessions of therapy and neck is not any better. He says he is miserable and ready to go somewhere else because it is not helping and the therapist says it should be helping by now. we don’t know what to do because it is a work comp issue and can not get a second opinion without work comps permission other than through an attorney that has checked with a doctor she uses and he can’t get him in until the 1st of may. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
We are going to seek a second opinion what type of doctor should we see considering he is having neck,shoulder and nerve issues should we see a spine specialist or a neurology doctor or someone else?
